LABOUR LAW

We represent clients in the Labour Courts of South Africa, CCMA/Bargaining Council arbitration proceedings. We pride ourselves in having successfully defended employer clients in employment-related cases where the risk of loss could run into the tens of millions of Rands. We  represent employees in management and executive positions, assisting them to negotiate beneficial settlements. Our labour law solutions include:

• Representation in unfair dismissals, including misconduct, incapacity, retrenchments, constructive dismissal. 
• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts and company policies
• Chairing disciplinary hearings
• Chairing incapacity hearings
• Labour law training and labour law workshops
• Unfair discrimination claims
• Unfair labour practices Employment contracts and internal policies 
• Staying execution of an arbitration award pending a review application
• Advising on and enforcing restraints of trade and issues of unlawful competition
• Employment equity and diversity
• Advisory on labour aspects in mergers and acquisitions
• Organisational restructures and advising employers and employees on retrenchment process from start to finish 
• Representing clients in fixed term contract disputes and temporary employee disputes and deeming provisions
• Dealing with trade union requests for workplace access and general advice on organisational rights
• Negotiating recognition agreements and wage agreements with trade unions
• Strikes and lock-outs 
• Workplace forums
• Department of Labour compliance orders